CENTER FOR CAMPUS FIRE SAFETY ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESS RELEASECENTER FOR CAMPUS FIRE SAFETY ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Newly elected President Justin Daniels takes charge.. December 4, 2018, Newburyport, Massachusetts … At

PRESS RELEASE

CENTER FOR CAMPUS FIRE SAFETY ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Newly elected President Justin Daniels takes charge.

December 4, 2018, Newburyport, Massachusetts … At the annual meeting for

The Center for Campus Fire Safety (The Center) on November 8 in San Antonio, Texas, Justin Daniels was sworn in as President by Michael J Swain Along side Justin, Alan Sactor, James Rainer and Janet Maupin were also sworn in Shortly after, Lawrence Labbe was appointed to fill a Director vacancy thru 2020

Justin Daniels is the Fire Marshal, at the University of Oklahoma – Norman Campus In February 2002 he stated working in the fire marshal’s office as a fire safety technician, helping recharge fire extinguishers, conduct fire drills, and assist with fire safety training for faculty, staff and students Justin graduated from the University of Oklahoma in December 2006 After

graduation he worked one year for SimplexGrinnell doing fire alarm and fire sprinkler inspections In February 2008, Justin returned to OU to become the fire inspector, promoted to Assistant Fire Marshal in January 2013, and then to Fire Marshal in August 2013

Alan Sactor, a Director for The Center for several years, is now the newly appointed Vice President Alan is an Assistant Director with the University of Maryland Department of Environmental Safety and the University Fire Marshal

He is appointed as the Assistant State Fire Marshal for the University of

Maryland with jurisdiction for fire prevention, fire investigations, and building construction

Janet Maupin is a Deputy Fire Marshal for the Champaign, IL Fire Department She inspects university-owned buildings and delivers fire safety education to students and staff at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign campus

James Rainer serves as an Assistant Director of Environmental Health and Safety at Texas A&M University, as the university Fire Marshal, and co-lead the University’s 20 plus member Haz-Mat Team

Newly appointed Director Lawrence Labbe is the Chief Fire Marshal, Georgia Institute of Technology He is a State Deputized Fire Marshal and serves

on Course development committees for the Georgia Fire Academy, Fire Plans Reviewer and Life Safety Code 2017 Code Official of The Year

Michael J Swain, Fire Marshall at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will remain on The Center’s Board as Immediate Past President

Please join us in thanking Mike for his years of service and in welcoming the new additions to The Center’s Board of Directors According to President Justin Daniels, “I am proud to be a member of The Center, and I’m honored to accept the position of President The University of Oklahoma has always been

a strong advocate for student safety and are supportive in my efforts to help The Center achieve its goals When it comes to fire and life safety, all of us at The Center, and our member base come together to form a dedicated, hard-working and experienced team of professionals … and from this comes good things, so stay-tuned.”

About the Center for Campus Fire Safety

The Center for Campus Fire Safety (The Center) is a nonprofit 501C3

organization The Center is a worldwide member-based organization

devoted to reducing the loss of life from fire on and off campuses The

mission of The Center is to serve as an advocate for the promotion of

campus fire safety The Center serves as the focal point for the efforts of a number

of organizations and also as a clearinghouse for information relating to campus fire safety

Visit us at www.campusfiresafety.org for more information

Additional Resources:

Fire Fatality Statistics and Definition:

http://www.campusfiresafety.org/firefatalitystatistics

Continual e-news -campus fire & safety:

http://www.campusfiresafety.org/News

Campus Fire Safety Resources: http://www.campusfiresafety.org/resources

Media Contacts

The Center for Campus Fire Safety | 978.961.0410

Cathy Tabor, Executive Director

ctabor@campusfiresafety.org